Someday I may publish a history of how OSx86 was originally hacked to run on PCs.
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Yet why aren\u2019t we dual booting already? Money. Most of you are undoubtedly aware of \u201cThe Contest,\u201d a 12,000 dollar pot that will be going to the first person to provide a viable dual booting method to the site\u2019s owner. Also note the \u201conmac\u201d network – and advertisements – that the contest has bequeathed to the once minimalist site as well\u2026 another interesting commentary on money.<\/p>\n
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he problem with the contest is that it encourages poor geeks (like me) who could use the extra cash (like me) to try their hand at fixing the problem. In theory this would speed up progress. But in fact it\u2019s had the opposite, somewhat paradoxical effect \u2013 it\u2019s slowed things down.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s all quite predictable \u2013 nothing is getting done because the sharing of information has stopped. Were there no contest, IRC channels would be full of dedicated developers sharing what they\u2019d learned through trial and error, swapping ideas and encouraging each other. I’ve talked with some people who are very close to success… but their efforts are not public. As it stands, sharing what you\u2019ve learned could cost you $12,000<\/p>\n